Malaysian Family Physician (Nov 2022)

Covid-19, not your normal flu: A case report on Covid-19 psychosis and mania in a Malaysian hospital

  • Rebecca Pei Ying Wong,
  • Philip George

DOI
https://doi.org/10.51866/cr1369
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 3
pp. 144 – 148

Abstract

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Evidence suggests that acute severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms. This is a case report of a patient who had recently been infected with COVID-19 and had no history of psychiatric disorders presenting a few days after inpatient discharge from COVID-19 treatment with acute onset of psychosis and manic symptoms. This case illustrates the psychiatric presentation, possible causes, and management of post-COVID-19 psychosis.

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